Author: Steven Sahiounie

The near-consensus since the start of the pandemic has been that there are powerful fundamental factors keeping the neutral interest rate very low, and that there have been no major changes to those fundamentals

The Foreign Ministry of Iran strongly condemned the Zionist regime’s brutal storming of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. The Israeli regime’s military forces on Monday stormed al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City with tanks and heavy gunfire, resulting in deaths and injuries. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said about 30,000 people, including displaced civilians, wounded patients and medical staff are trapped inside the complex. In a statement on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani lashed out at the Zionist regime for blatantly violating all international rules and regulations and trampling on humanitarian principles and law. He said the Israeli regime’s dark record…

Israeli occupation forces raided early Monday the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City under heavy aerial and artillery cover fire. The Israeli occupation military announced an operation was underway in al-Shifa, claiming Palestinian Resistance fighters were using the complex. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Gaza reported that Israeli military drones opened fire on Palestinians in the vicinity of the hospital as Israeli warplanes launched fire belts in the area. Our correspondent also mentioned that Israeli naval vessels fired toward the vicinity of the al-Shifa Medical Complex west of Gaza City, confirming that several people were martyred and others were injured due…

Vladimir Putin won the presidential election in Russia with 87.28% of the votes, after processing 100% of ballots, the latest data from the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) showed on Monday. The chairwoman of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova confirmed that voter turnout in Russia’s most recent elections was a record in the history of modern Russia with over 87.1 million Russians having voted – approximately 77.44% of voters. “There has never been such a turnout in the history of modern Russia,” Pamfilova stated. Pamfilova slammed the Western-fabricated myth that elections in the Russian Federation are “not free”, confirming that Russia…

Gold prices slipped on Monday as the dollar held firm and investors braced for a slew of policy decisions from major global central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve this week.

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell in January for a second straight month, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Monday.

Abdulla Lootah stressed that the government accelerators in the Kyrgyz Republic is a success story of the strategic partnership between the UAE and Kyrgyzstan

Israel’s intelligence chief, Qatar’s prime minister and Egyptian officials are expected to hold talks in Doha Monday on a potential Gaza truce and hostage exchange deal, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP.The meeting between Mossad chief David Barnea, Qatar PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and Egyptian envoys “is expected to take place today,” the source said on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the talks.The talks in the Qatari capital are the first after weeks of intense negotiations involving Qatari, US and Egyptian mediators failed to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas for the Muslim…

A gap in sugar supplies has led to rising prices and shortages of unsubsidised sugar at some shops in Egypt

The Prime Minister of the caretaker government, Mohammed Shtayyeh, today affirmed his rejection to any foreign presence in the Gaza Strip, which imposes a new reality, regardless of its forms, intentions, and motives. “There are those who want self-administration of Gaza, and there are those who are working to bring in private security companies to work in Gaza. We warn against all of this because this means aggression against the will of the Palestinian people,” Shtayyeh said in his speech at the beginning of the government session. He added, “We called for international protection for the Palestinian people and for all…